It´s not a fell shoe nor a orienteering shoe but a trail shoe. And a great trail shoe it is! Grip is OK but not what i prefer racing in muddier conditions / orienteering. The upper´s to weak for that to.. But the rubber compound is OK on wet rock and the logs got dencent grip, even downhill.. It´s a great all terrain shoe, even for long distance. It´s what we in Sweden call "lagom", or moderate..?